Psychology, Educational
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The branch of psychology concerned with psychological aspects of teaching and the formal learning process in school. |
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SPEC: SPEC qualif; DF: PSYCHOL EDUC |
Psychology, Educational Categories.
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Aptitude - The ability to acquire general or special types of knowledge or skill. |
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Child Guidance - The psychiatric, sociological and psychological study and treatment of the developing child with emphasis on preventive or prophylactic measures focused on the familial, educational and socio-environmental milieu of the child. |
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Child, Exceptional - A child whose needs, abilities, or other characteristics vary so much from the average in mental, physical, or social areas that a greater than usual level of services is needed to facilitate the child's maximum potential development. |
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Education of Mentally Retarded - The teaching or training of those individuals with subnormal intellectual functioning. |
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Remedial Teaching - Specialized instruction for students deviating from the expected norm. |
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Student Dropouts - Individuals who leave school, secondary or college, prior to completion of specified curriculum requirements. |
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Underachievement - Performance, usually in school work, poorer than that predicted from aptitude and/or intelligence testing. |
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Vocational Guidance - Systematic efforts to assist individuals in selecting an occupation or suitable employment on the basis of aptitude, education, etc. |
Psychology, Educational Definitions and Terms
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